COVID-19

WE DO NOT TEST FOR COVID-19

If you feel unwell and suspect you have Covid-19, please call the hotline on 1800 675 398 or 1 800 020 080 National Coronavirus Helpline. The line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week For urgent medical care call:

000 (triple zero).

Through this difficult time, our practice is working hard to ensure we are providing you the healthcare you require. Our clinic is committed to ensuring the health and safety of all our patients and staff. Pre-screening questions will now be asked when you book or attend an appointment. You will be informed of your options when you make an appointment. Telehealth appointments are available to eligible patients. You can book Telehealth appointments via Health Engine for our medical centre or Call Us @ (03) 8390-9500 .

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavirus causes coronavirus disease COVID-19.

People can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus. The disease can spread from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are spread when a person with COVID-19 coughs or exhales. These droplets land on objects and surfaces around the person. Other people then catch COVID-19 by touching these objects or surfaces, then touching their eyes, nose or mouth. People can also catch COVID-19 if they breathe in droplets from a person with COVID-19 who coughs out or exhales droplets. This is why it is important to stay more than 1 meter (3 feet) away from a person who is sick.

No. Antibiotics do not work against viruses, they only work on bacterial infections. COVID-19 is caused by a virus, so antibiotics do not work. Antibiotics should not be used as a means of prevention or treatment of COVID-19. They should only be used as directed by a physician to treat a bacterial infection.